ezalól
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ez (“this”) + alól (“from under”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ezalól (not comparable)
- from under this
- Coordinate term: azalól
- Csak egy említésre méltó kivétel van ezalól. ― There is only one notable exception to this.
- Senki sem bújhat ki ezalól. ― No one can get out of this.
- Mentességet biztosítunk ezalól a húsz év alattiaknak. ― We provide an exemption from this for those under twenty years of age.
Usage notes
[edit]Similar compounds are written as one word (in solid) when they function as adverbs or parts of a conjunction. However, if they emphatically point at something particular (“without/around/behind/etc. that person/object”), they are written with a space inside. More information: Section 121 in A magyar helyesírás szabályai, 12. kiadás (’The Rules of Hungarian Orthography, 12th edition’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2015. →ISBN
- Ez alól a fa alól szép kilátás nyílik a folyóra. ― There is a nice view of the river from under this tree.
See also
[edit]1 This group of adverbs is often understood for humans when in an emphatic position.
In an unstressed position, they may also imply objects, always depending on context.
2 Adverbs ending in -á/-é may coincide with postpositions. edit this template
Further reading
[edit]- ezalól in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN